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Carter Ashton’s brain drain has resulted in a lot of pain, both for his banged-up beak and his wallet.

Ashton has been suspended for two games after recklessly driving Calgary’s Derek Smith into the boards from behind during the second period of the Maple Leafs 4-2 victory over the Flames on Wednesday night.

Moments after the incident, the Flames’ Shane O’Brien came to the aid of his fallen teammate and dropped the gloves with Ashton, leaving the Leafs forward with a banged-up, bloodied nose.

Now, under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Ashton will forfeit $8,615.38. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Barring an appeal, Ashton will miss games against the Canucks Saturday and the New Jersey Devils next Friday.

In his NHL department of player safety video, league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan explained the danger involved in the incident.

“Not only does Ashton continue with the check, he instead follows through and drives (Smith) into the boards,” Shanahan said. “This is an extremely dangerous distance from the boards for such a forceful and preventable hit.

Carter Ashton’s brain drain has resulted in a lot of pain, both for his banged-up beak and in his wallet.

Ashton has been suspended for two games after recklessly driving the Calgary’s Derek Smith into the boards from behind during the second period of the Maple Leafs 4-2 victory over the Flames on Wednesday night.

Moments after the incident, the Flames’ Shane O’Brien came to the aid of his fallen teammate and dropped the gloves with Ashton, leaving the Leafs forward with a banged-up, bloodied nose. sciplinarian Brendan Shanahan explained the danger involved in the incident.